New York Giants great Lawrence Taylor is picking the Kansas City Chiefs to defeat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV in Miami next Sunday.
“I’ve always been a man who says championships are won by defense — unless you keep scoring every 30 seconds, you know?” Taylor joked with FOX Business host Charles Payne.
Taylor has a reason for that thought, too. Come-from-behind wins are what the Chiefs have excelled in this season. Most recently, in the AFC championship playoff game that solidified their trip to the Super Bowl, the Chiefs were down 17-7 in the second quarter against the Tennessee Titans. But then, Kansas City scored four straight touchdowns, sealing their path to the NFL championship.
“LT” knows something about winning championships. During his 12-year-long NFL career, he won two Super Bowls — XXI and XXV — and he was selected for the Pro Bowl 10 times. He was named MVP in 1986, the same year he led the league in sacks.
L.T. is also no fan of the San Francisco 49ers, who he faced six times in the NFC Playoffs during his tenure, splitting the contests.
The final meeting was a 44-3 drubbing by San Fran which also turned out to be Taylor and quarterback Phil Simms’ final NFL games. Don’t think he doesn’t remember that.
The Niners clearly have the better defense, which should have tilted the scales for him, but his disdain for them is likely just too great for him to come out and back them publicly.
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